Lucas

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Wow, seeing other comments is very different from my thoughts... I think Lucas is a classic strong name. I feel like it’s a name that you can shorten to Luke or keep as Lucas and it doesn’t matter how old you are.

I think the name Lucas sounds boring and it doesn't sound fitting on boys plus I think the name Lucas is another form of the name Lance for boys! I HATE that name Lucas because boys with that name Lucas are babyish and immature- who wants to have a son with that babyish and immature name!

― Anonymous User 12/30/2018

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I have a 15 year old son named Lucas. It is ultra popular nowadays, but I still really love the name. It sounds classic yet modern. (My son Lucas is a twin with a brother named Markus.)

Lucas Radebe of South Africa and Leeds United, Nelson Mandela once called Lucas Radebe his hero, his nickname is the chief and captained both Leeds United and South Africa in the world cup finals, my son is named after him!

I like the name Lucas perhaps more than the name Luke. I've known a few men named Lucas in my lifetime and without exception they all chose to be called Luke. So why bother with the name Lucus... just name HIM Luke.

― Anonymous User 9/12/2018

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It's an ugly name, and reminds me of the disease lupus. And of course it rhymes with mucus. Two unpleasant things that sound a lot like a name do not make it very appealing. I have no idea why anyone would choose this name over the similar, but much better name Luke. I'm not even really very fond of Luke, but it is still superior to Lucas as a name.

― Anonymous User 9/5/2018

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Lucas is pretty boring and plain in my opinion. Despite it, I love the French pronunciation. I rate Lucas 5/10.

Meaning "light", "bright" or "bringer of light", often associated with the bible name "Luke".From the Latin name "Lucas", which means man from Luciania. Luciania is a place in southern Italy with the ancient meaning of "shining".

Wow, a 54%? I'm surprised by that rating, seeing as how popular the name is in several countries and it's not even a modern name. I personally don't really care for the name, seeing as it does indeed rhyme with the word, "mucus" and it's extremely popular, however, there are worse names and I certainly wouldn't consider this a bad one.

I personally like the name Lucas, but I still prefer the name Luke, to it.

― Anonymous User 6/24/2017

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Lucas Alan Cruikshank is an American actor and YouTube personality who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated Fred series for his channel on the video-sharing website YouTube in late 2005. These videos are centered on Fred Figglehorn, a fictional six-year-old who has a dysfunctional home life and "anger management issues".

Lucas Scaglia is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Jacksonville Armada in the North American Soccer League. He is also a childhood friend and cousin in law of FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.

Lucas Domingues Piazon is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fulham, on loan from Chelsea. He is primarily a forward, although he has also been deployed as a left winger, as an attacking midfielder or in the hole behind the striker.

Lucas is the main protagonist of 'Mother 3', a Japan-exclusive game for the Game Boy Advance. He also appears as a playable character in 'Super Smash Bros. Brawl' for the Wii and 'Super Smash Bros.' for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

― Anonymous User 8/17/2015

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Lucas Ross is a character in Claudia Gray's YA series Evernight. He falls in love with the main character, Bianca. What makes their relationship complicated is the fact that he is human and she is half vampire.

This does not age well at all and is too "cutesy." Just name your kid Luke. I have a relative named Lucas and they call him Luke. Why the K spelling when it's Lucas? Luc, this spelling looks like luck. Not a fan.

I love this name. I named my son LUCCAS, yes with 2 C's at the time I thought it would be cute to match with my daughter who is Rebecca but now I would have put only one C- not because I don't like it, but because it's always misspelled and I can never find souvenirs with his name spelled right! He is 6 and he doesn't mind- I'm hoping he won't! I just love the name. It makes me think of a courageous, sweet and strong man and that's exactly what he is! So sweet, kind and very strong!

Having this name myself, I quiet like it personally, reading some of the comments saying that's it's too delicate for a boy or "trashy" (though where I'm from we don't use that term so I guess it means chavy), I don't feel that it is so. A lot of people like my name, and I use my full name rather than Luke, as it's less common. I don't see the issue of having a boys name as "delicate" though I don't see how it is. (but that's just my opinion )

― Anonymous User 12/22/2014

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Woahh this name has bad ratings! I wonder why it's so high on all these countries' popularity charts then?

― Anonymous User 7/22/2013

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American comedian Byron Allen has a son named Lucas Byron (born December 2012 in Los Angeles, California). Lucas has two older sisters named Chloe Ava and Olivia Rose.

― Anonymous User 12/21/2012

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No offence to anyone named Lucas but I personally dislike this name a lot.

This is the name of my friend, and whenever he tells anyone his name the response is always something witty like "Woah" and "What a name"... personally I wouldn't recommend using this name as it may look good written down, but the sound is just ridiculous!

― Anonymous User 5/25/2012

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Matt Lucas is an actor from Little Brittain.

― Anonymous User 5/4/2012

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I'm sorry but this name makes me laugh.. It is so cutesy and if I ever hear someone shouting the name 'Lucas' to their son I will have to try my best not to laugh.Don't call your child this, give him something more solid and not laughable :)

― Anonymous User 5/2/2012

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Ack! I just hate this name! It sounds childish, tacky, not to mention ugly! Why not go for Luke? It is SO much better than this 'name'!

I love love love this name.I would totally give it to a future son in a heartbeat.Also as other comments have stated, I like Lucas with a 'c' over a 'k'.I really just can't get over how awesome this name is. :D

According to a few sources, the name Lucas was definitely in reference to the Lucani and Lucania, which was Greek in origin. The name either came from a Greek word that meant "wolf," which was a totemic animal used by tribes, or the name came from the Latin word lucus, which meant something along the lines of "sacred wood." The name later became associated with names such as Lucian, which means "light."

I once knew a boy name Lucas Lucas. His first name and last name were the same. I thought it was quite funny and cool. This name is nice and I like shortening it to Luke. Also it is a name from the bible. It seems good for a mature and childlike boy.

I love the French pronunciation. I think it's a very strong and slightly uncommon name that can easily be shortened to Luke. The only problem is in the US, he would always have to correct his teachers on the first day.

I very much like the name Lucas! It doesn't sound too 'foreign' or 'bizarre' like some of the other names I like, but at the same time it's not so popular that it's overused. It's good for a first or middle name, and it has a nice kind of sound to it. Very good.

Also, 'Lucas' is one of the default names for the male character in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum games.

Lucas is the oldest form of Luke and was used in eleventh century England well before Luke became commonly used as a first name. It eventually became an English surname for the descendants of a man named Lucas, just as many classic names have become over time.

A famous bearer in the Netherlands is Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri von Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven. He's the son of prince Maurits and princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau. His parents are still in the line of the Dutch throne.

Most likely origin of the name is out of the bible, of course, after Saint Lucas. However the name Lucas didn't come around until the Christian Era and was most likely a derivative from the name Lucanus, which was common in earlier inscriptions.

― Anonymous User 4/26/2005

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